Nature and technology come together in the Dandelight, a light-emitting flower that’s made from a real dandelion ($140 via MoMA Store). Plucked seeds are attached to an LED, which connects to a battery via a slender copper stem. The designer is Studio Drift.

Want to introduce mom to cloud storage? Start with this quirky magnetic key holder ($30 via Colossal Shop). Hidden neodymium magnets suspend your keys (or another metal object) from the bottom of the cloud. The creator is Duncan Shotton, a British designer based in Tokyo.

Less clutter, more charging. Ikea’s new Riggad work lamp ($79.99) has an integrated charging pad so mom can recharge with fewer unsightly cords. Riggad is compatible with all Qi-certified smartphones and devices.

Celebrate all the little (and big) things that mom does with a quirky nuts and bolts necklace from Joan Hornig Jewelry. It’s made with a brass nut, bolt and screw pendants on adjustable waxed cotton ($125). What makes it even more special: 100% of the profit is donated to the charity of your choice.

Show mom how important home is to you with a state pillow ($42) or t-shirt (starting at $28) from The Home T. The NYC start-up’s products are made in the U.S., and the company donates a minimum of 10% of profits to multiple sclerosis research.

Bring out the mixologist in mom with a gin-making kit from Williams-Sonoma ($54.95). With its blend of juniper berries, botanicals and spices, the kit transforms ordinary vodka into a home blend of gin in 36 hours.

The Diaethrea Sequence, created by Rafael Araujo, was drafted entirely by hand. It was originally created as a pen and ink drawing on canvas with acrylic paint. Archival prints ($95 via Colossal Shop) bring the mathematical artistry home to mom.

The Scirocco Necklace by Mario Trimarchi is inspired by the designer’s childhood memories of playing cards, scattered by gusts of wind in Sicily. The necklace ($167 via MoMA Store) is constructed from mirror-polished stainless steel.

Want to get mom something shiny and silver that’s not jewelry? Gallium is a metal with a melting point just over 85 degrees F, which means it can turn to liquid from the heat of mom’s hands. It’s entertaining and educational. ($57.39 for 100 grams from GalliumSource via Amazon)

Nervoussystem has a whole range of 3D-printed jewelry inspired by cellular patterns that appear in nature. The Morph Bangle, above, is $450 for the polished brass version ($55 for the plastic version) via Shapeways.

The face of the Diatomaceous Earth Clock from designer Yuichi Nara is molded by hand from diatomaceous earth, a naturally forming silica with a tactile texture ($70 via MoMA Store). Its dial is imprinted with "SiO2,” the chemical element of silica.

Small and mighty – the polyhedron vase from Etsy shop madebymanos ($55.98) is handmade from stoneware fine bone china with concave honeycomb facets. It stands just a few inches tall, but it’s strong enough to hold water.